1. “Survey of arguments for focusing on suffering reduction” -I’m particularly interested in arguments from and for the nonexistence of positive mental states.
2.”The case for studying abroad at Oxford” -Argue, based on personal experience, that students across the world who are interested in EA should seriously consider studying abroad at Oxford and provide advice on how to make the most of that experience.
3.”The case for recruiting for AI safety research in Brazil” -Lay out the reasons for thinking Brazil is a low hanging fruit for recruiting in AI safety research
Re:2. I hope you’re not going to ignore that is really hard to get into Oxford? There’s also the general tendency in EA to glorify Ivy League education, which makes a lot of people feel inadequate/excluded.
I’m especially curious about (2) if you include “spending time in the city of Oxford” and not just “getting into Oxford” (which, as noted below, is hard). I’ve been looking for posts about what it’s like to be part of EA culture in the cities where it is most present (I now live in one of those, but I’m guessing that Oxford differs from Berkeley in many ways).
1. “Survey of arguments for focusing on suffering reduction”
-I’m particularly interested in arguments from and for the nonexistence of positive mental states.
2.”The case for studying abroad at Oxford”
-Argue, based on personal experience, that students across the world who are interested in EA should seriously consider studying abroad at Oxford and provide advice on how to make the most of that experience.
3.”The case for recruiting for AI safety research in Brazil”
-Lay out the reasons for thinking Brazil is a low hanging fruit for recruiting in AI safety research
Re:2. I hope you’re not going to ignore that is really hard to get into Oxford? There’s also the general tendency in EA to glorify Ivy League education, which makes a lot of people feel inadequate/excluded.
I’m especially curious about (2) if you include “spending time in the city of Oxford” and not just “getting into Oxford” (which, as noted below, is hard). I’ve been looking for posts about what it’s like to be part of EA culture in the cities where it is most present (I now live in one of those, but I’m guessing that Oxford differs from Berkeley in many ways).
I would be really interested in hearing the case for 3)!